<p>"You probably wouldn’t expect it, but the best paid boat captains in the U.S. are in Tennessee. …In fact, the average in Tennessee is a full $27,000 more a year than the national average for the job.</p>
<p>The top 10 percent of earners among ship captains nationwide make at least $108,120 a year. Not bad. You might even get a bonus anytime you perform one of those last-minute shipboard weddings.</p>
<p>Gaming managers, the people who supervise gambling operations, also pull in a pretty penny at the top…</p>
<p>The information for our list of surprising six-figure jobs comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, which are compiled from 2008 data.</p>
<p>Of the 15 jobs we’ve singled out, human resources manager and pharmacist are the only two where not only some but most people make six figures; to make the cut, at least 10 percent of the people doing the thing must earn more than $100,000. …</p>
<p>[A]arbitrators and mediators make the six-figure cut for top earners…</p>
<p>Other six-figure possibilities: art director, police supervisor and video editor."
[Jobs</a> that ? surprise ? pay in the six figures - Careers- msnbc.com](<a href=“http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31155573/ns/business-careers/]Jobs”>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31155573/ns/business-careers/)</p>
<p>Since S loves video editing, and even is earning $ this summer doing that, I am delighted it’s on the list.</p>